【全國英語等級考試四級】Unit 2 計算機與信息II-passage(6/6)

Improvements in television, in audio recording, and in techniques of printing made it possible for people in the world to receive more information, and better quality information, faster than ever before. The entire world could now learn simultaneously about great or tragic moments in history, such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. These moments are captured forever on video, magazines and, books. The Computer: A Fast Future Ahead of Us More recently, technology has made the computer a permanent pan of our lives. Computers control the satellites, for example, give us instant pictures and sound from the other side of the world. Computers today transmit and process information faster than the human mind can imagine. The computer, in conjunction with steady refinements in microelectronics and laser technology, is our future. Most of us today can not visualize the world of 100 years ago, when it took three weeks for a message to travel across the ocean. But in those days, the human-mind could comprehend the process of the transmission of information. Today we cannot. The question for our future is: Will the human mind and spirit be able to keep up the pace?